Planter.



H. SMITH.

PLANTER.

APPLIUATxmg FILED JULY 28. w03` Patented Sept. 28, 1909. a sanare-snuff 1.

H. SMITH.

PLANTBB..

APPLIOATNN FILED JULY 28. 190s.

Patented 'septk 28, 1909.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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H. SMITH.

PLANTER.

APPLmATIoN MLB!) JULY 2B. 190i!1 Patented sept. 2s, 1909.

3 SHEETS-SEBBT 3.

HENRY siurrn,1 or ooms-vm; NEBnaslxA-f.

1.*1IAN'41EE 935,063. A specincatinofmmrsmerit. Patented sept. eat-ione. f 'Appiicaiion ined my 28,1908.- seriaiimussa To all whom it may concern.'

Be itknown that I, HENRY SMITH, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Octavia, in-tlie county of Butler, State'of Nebraska, have invented certaint new and useful Improvements in Planters.; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eiiact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.'

The present invention relates to`i'inprove-- jiiieiitsbeingcarried by or connected with a lsingle roking frame connected in turnwith "an .operating lever, the movement of which latter, in one direction or the other, will there-fore 4raise the several elements toany height or throw them `into the ground to any suitable depth. The 'invention also contemplates the proivishioi'i of yielding 'connecting devices betweenrthe rocking frame and the lever, to

permit the several elements above-mentioned to ride over any obstructions in their path, and it further contemplates the provision f ,connecting devicesfbetween the weeding sks and their supports so arranged as to permiu said disks to be set at Vanyv desired angle to each other and to the middle breaker, and tro be retained in adjusted position. The invention still further resides in the particular driving connections between the axle oi the machine and the dropper mechanism. Y The preferred embodiment of the invenv.tion is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in ,which vcorresponding parts or .feature .are designatedlbyhe Same reifane numerals ihiqughautfths several views# i .v Oftlie said,V drawings, Figure liis aplan View Qir .the ,emrlefwmhns rf Ea '.iS4 'a Side elevation vii-lathe adiaseiitglsunportng. fabeel minettes-.disk removed, .mid the -sede Sheii'nar-.setiau ./.Qlg' @las meer leleand t e seed tube. Fig. 5 is a transverse section taken on the `line 5 5 of Fig. G is a detail view illustrating the 0.11

iiectioii between one of the Vdisks,.anfd its r.

as indicated by the numeral 3, lfthe ryelglx; 1.

tively stationary front frame of the` niachine, and 5 the tongue boltedtlieieto, adjacent its rear end. ,l i'

The ,left-hand end of thelaxlel, (,-wfitli respect to Figs.- 1 and 3) extends loosely through a sleeve 6 which isy rigidly'` seciiileil to the hub of the adjacent Wheel 2 ai'il 'is connected by a tongue and groove joiiq'ltf( with the hub of a beveledL pinioi 8. fitted loosely upon the axle and iiisposedv i housing 9 fastened in anydpreferreil man i;

to the adjacent tubular en portion Yof a" r.- ond sleeve 10, the central portion of which is squared, as illustrated in the figures above mentioned. The other endl portion*I of'vtli'e sleeve 10 is likewise tubular,I aigidits` tremity contacts with a collar 12 fast iipon the right-hand end portion of the farle. The frame 4 is approximately U-shaped',

and the legs 13 thereofteia'niinateat their free rear ends in eyes 14 whichienibrace tlie squared central portion of said sleeve 10.1',

The above-mentioned portion` of the v 10ualso has connected therewith a pair o :de:

pending hangers 15, the upperI and er members of which 'are bolted'` together, u shown in Fig. 2, the squared poi-tionsof said sleeve being clamped between said members.

These han ers are located adjacent the' ner faces o the eyes 14 and terminate at their free lower ends in out-turned lieiili'in sleeves 16 whichv extend in opposite 'directions the openings in these bearing sleeves ieifis'veiiiif with thosey in a pair 4,of similar' sleeyflfs-I 1;7ffoiliiiedA pon the loii` pailfoff, dependiii angers ze Afoifaaijlg.ends o f the legslQof the rear sleeves 1 Gfiuil i 1,7, project glie lgtfeli; @v -biegt ends of a 'pair of crankn arms d1, sai' eli( being held against displacement by means oi split pins or similar devices 22. The ma'or portions of thesearms extend rearwar ly and have fitted upon their free ends sleeves 23 formed upon castin s 24 providedwith tiattened rear ends 25, te lower face of each of said ends havin a radial series of teeth formed thereon. T ese ends, therefore, form clutch members which are arranged for engagement with a similar series of teeth ormed upon the upper face of a slotted casting 26, mounted upon an eye-bolt 27 through whose eye extends the stem of a second bolt 28, the head of which is held in a recess formed in a cutting disk 30 which is spaced from the end b' means of a sleeve 29. The formation of t e two sets of teeth thus permits the disks to be set at any desired angle to each other and to the seed tube 31 which is located between the disks, as hereinafter described. To effect the retention of the disks in adjusted position, the threaded stems of thebolts 27 are arranged to pass through openings formed in the ,ends 25 of the castings 24, the projecting ends of the bolts being engaged with nuts 32 which are adapted to 'be tightened against the said end 25, so as to clamp the latter to the castings 26 he crank arms 21 are secured intermediate their ends to the ends of a transverse beam 33 to the central portion of which a vertical beam 34 is fastened, the upper end of the last mentioned beanfbeing inclined sli htly toward the front end of the machine.` The lower portion of saidbealn 34 has removablyl secured to its rear face by means of upper and lower airs of pivoted bolts 35, a casting 36 provided with front and rear vertical slots in which are fitted re spectively, a standard or rod 37, and the lower section 38 of the seed tube 31, said standard having'faste'ned to its lower end a slib-soil plow 39, or middle breaker, as it is more often termed, said plow comprising a pair of wingsconverging at their front ends, the free end of said section 38 extending between the rear )ortions of the wings.

The threaded ree ends` of the bolts 35 above referred to pass through openings formed in the ends of a pair of transverselydisposed parallel straps 40 secured to the rear face of the casting 36, the projecting ends of said bolts being engaged with lock nuts 41, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

The upper portion of the section 38 of thc seed tube projects some distance above the casting 3G and is inclinedslightly toward the rear of theI machine, so as to dispose its flared upper end or mouth in position to receive the lower end of the upper section 42 of the seed tube, the mouth of the latter section fitting in the lower end of a discharge spout 43 secured to the bottom ofthe seed box 44, the seed, being supplied to the spout during the rotation of the dropper plate 45.

This plate is driven by a shaft 46 having a gear connection of the usual type (not shown) with said plate, said shaft having its outer end provided with an eye 47 attached to an eye 48 formed upontthe upper end of the hollow upper section 49iof a shaft, whose lower section 50 fits in said upper section, and has secured to its lower end a beveled pinion 51, which meshes with the pinion 8 located Within the housing 9. The two sections of the shaft are norr'nally held extended by means of an expansible coil-spring 52 which embraces the section 50, as shown in Fig. 3. The rotation of the first-mentioned pinion which is connected through the sleeve 6 with the adjacent siipporting wheel 2 will therefore effect a discharge of seed from the box 44 at predetermined intervals through the seed tube into the furrow opened by the middle breaker 39.

The casting 36 which carries the rod or standard 37 and the lower section 38 of the seed tube has attached to its side faces a pair of rearwardly extending straps 53 which diverge toward their free ends; each of said straps being provided adjacent -such point with a'bracket 54 adjustably attached thereto by means of suitable bolts. Each bracket is in turn provided with a shovel 55 whose stem portion is connected thereto by a clip or similar device 56, the shovels being adapted to cover the furrows in which the seeds have been deposited. The straps 53 are held against movementtoward or from each other by means ofa bolt 57, disposed transversely of and connected at opposite ends to said strap.

The legs 19 of the rear frame 20 'are con- `nected adjacent their forward ends by a transversebeam 58, and at their rear ends by a similarly disposed beam 59 which forms the rear member or bight portion of said frame, the last-mentioned beam being formed with a centrally located upstanding arch 60. The cxtreme rear ends of said legs 19 are bent laterally topermitof their connection to the beam 59, and these bent portions are in turn bent parallel with the body portions of the legs, as shown in Fig. 1, the last-mentioned bends being bolted to a pair of upwardly and forwardly inclined braces 61, whose 'free ends are in turn, bolted to the legs of an inverted U-sha ed brace 62. The free ends of the legs o thc brace 62 are bolted to the castings 24, and the bight portion of said brace is fastened to the central portion of the rod 63 which su ports the seed box 44 and has its foot bo ted to the beam 58. It. will thus be seen that the rear frame 2O carries the seed box and the seed tube, as well as the middle breaker, the weedcutt-in disks, and the furrow covering shovels. T is frame is yieldingly pressed toward the ground by means of au expansible coilspring G4, which embraces the rear portion tethered (iai-wm if? le 'iisg :sew-iiyama.

the planefof Mtheiront''liaiseg ifndeits lower end f pivotedtogaplate 'irbelted to the rear endaof tongneigrsdplae-liaving' fas tened;l thereto: the ,ifqotvf elise pivoted to'said lever, as shown in` Figs. 1-'1 andas., v Y i ,-By reasoii .oi 4the construction abovedescribecL-it 'Willbe`apparent that when the seat 73, whic operating lever is'swung toward the front end of the niichine, the frame 20 will have imparted thereto upward swinging or rockinga7V iridmeritl; iis/a result of which the various ground-treating implements', above mentioned, as well as the/discharge end of the seed tube, will be raised"above the ground. When, however, the operating lever is moved in the opposite direction, the rocking or swinging frame will be moved correspondingly, so as to force the ground"-y treating implements the requisite depth into the ground.

The operating `lever is so disposed as to be within eas reach of the occupant of the latter is secured to the rear end of a brace 74 whose foot is `bolted to "a short connecting beam 75 secured to the front member of the frame 4' and to the going,

axle. In order to prevent disengagement of` the link or rod with the brace 6 2, during the forward movement of the operating leve1, and to insure the rocking movement of the rear frame, said rod is provided with a cross pin 76 arranged to bear against the rear face of the brace 62, said pin fitting interchangeably in any one of a series of openingsormed through the' rod.

The operation of the machine, as a Whole, is thought to be ap arent from the forean extended escription of such operation being omitted for this reason.`

dIf desired, the planting mechanism, as a Awhfole, may be removed from the frame of and the latter used solely as a ound wheels 2 are likewise removed, and't e ends of the the machine,

` bight portion of the frame 4 are formed ,with spindles 77 as shown in Fig. 1. These spindles are designed to carry ground supporting wheels whose diameter is less than that of the wheels 2. i Inasmuch, however,

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iu maken claimed is" wat; meme-(rhino ofane'eiasruesrmdthe semaine-ianadanfreregartransv yalepueifsbeagn seenredaherew; aiivertieallan secured to the transvise""beani,' a ftf'eiiiber with a pair Lof vertical slots, one ls ot bein 'formed' directly in front of the other; a n -itted in the front slot'and projecti "below "the member ati-ts lower end; a ploiv 'cin-ed ofi convr'gl-'ngfwlngs Jseed box; an a's'eed tube connected'with said' box and having its lower portion projeciln through 'the rear slot in the membertl''y ree end of said portion extending between the wings of the pz-low. da y 2. In a machine of the claws describedfth'e 'coi'nbination'lof a frame wbaiii" connected with thdfflariej' easti'nlseed tosaid beam.; agllddf'and aaseed tu ,castingiind located onedirectly in 'a' Vance of the`other;^aplowcomprising a pairif converging wings secured to the lower end of said seed tube Yextelfldilig between "the wings of the plow; 'a pair of rearwardlyextending straps secured to said casting; and shovels secured to the free ends of said straps.

3. In a machine of thlclass described, thej tube extendin Y, tween the wings of the` plow; a pair o rearward] lextendingstraps secured to the opposite si es of said casting; and shovels secured to the free ends of sau] fstraps.

4. In a machine of the class described, the

combination of a frame; a beam connected therewith; a casting` secured to said beam; a 'rod and a seed tube carried by said casting and located one directly in advance of the other; a plow comprising a pair of converging wings secured to the lower end of said rod; a seed box to which the upper endof said tube is connected, the lower end of said seed tube extending between the Wings of the plow; a pair of rotatable disks -carried by said frame and disposed upon opposite sides of said casting; and means for rocking said frame, to move the several elements toward or from the ground.

tsaidprojecting-endimd comprisin a pair i secured tojthe -verticalfbeam and' rovded i `of said'rod; a seed b o'x to which the u' 'peru' endof tube is connectedfthe lower en'd 5. In a machine of the class described, the `combination of a frame;` a beam connected therewith.; a casting secured tothe beam and provided with front and rear vertical a rod lfitted in the front slot and" rejecting below the casting at its lower en a plow comprising apalr of conver 'ng win s securedt said projecting en a see box `mounted ulpon the frame; a seed tube connectedfw said box and having its lower portion iittin i in the rear slot in the castmg, the free ower end of said seed tube extendi between the wings of the plow a pair o 'rotatable disks carried by said frame and disposed upon opposite sides of said casting; j d means for rocking sadframe, to move e several elements toward or from the ground.

6. In a machine of the class described, the' combinationof a4 frame; a beam' connected t'lrewith; a' casting Secured to said beam; a 1.

and ocated onedilfectly in advance of the other; a plow'secured to the lower end of v said rodi a seed box mounted upon the frame; and'having the upper end. of the seed tube-V conneetedthereto; a pair of rotatable disks carried b 4saidframe and disposed upon op-` posite si es of said casting; a air, of rearwardlv-extending straps secu to the opposite sides of said casting; furrow covering 5nd. a seed tube carried by said castingl devices secured to the free endsof said straps; and means for rocking said frame, to ymove the several elements toward or from the ground. s Qa In la machine`of the class described, the

combination with a frame' a rod and it? seed and the frame, saiddevices each including aHpair of 4toothed clutch members, one of which is rotatable with res andMK is connected to the a jacent disk, and means for retaining said clutch members lin t to the other engagement with each other in adjusted posi- -tion to vary the angle ofsaid disks tofeach other. d.

In testimony whereof, I aiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses. HENRY SMITH.

Witnesses:- J. E. GRAVES, M. S. KELLER.

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